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Merritt Fire Rescue lends voice to support mental health initiatives
Merritt Fire Rescue is lending it's voice to raise the alarm about the profound mental crisis within the ambulance service in the province, that has lead to a record number of paramedic suicides in the first half of 2025. The Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. (APBC), the union representing British Columbia's 6000 paramedics...
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Empowering Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurs: IYE Workshop Coming to Nicola Valley
Indigenous youth in the Nicola Valley will have the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship, develop business skills, and access funding through an upcoming Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurs (IYE) workshop, hosted by Community Futures Nicola Valley in partnership with the Community Futures Development Corporation of Centr...
6h ago

New Principle for Merritt Secondary School Announced
Merritt Secondary School has a new Principle to start the 2025-26 school year and it's someone very familiar with the institution. After serving the past three years as Vice Principle of Merritt Secondary School, David Andersen was announced has been promoted by the Nicola-Similkameen School District. Andersen brings 1...
Aug 11, 2025

Heat Warnings Issued for Interior Health Region
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for multiple areas in the Interior Health region even though the province has not declared an extreme heat emergency for this region. The warnings were issued on Sunday as temperatures increased through the Health District well into the mid to high thirties...
Aug 11, 2025
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Into Thin Air - Dean Morrison, Luke Neville, and Ben Tyner | missing men around BC's Interior
BC's Interior region has been the location of interest for a handful of missing persons investigations, all within a few years of each other, though none have ever been officially linked. In this episode of Into Thin Air, we explore three incidents where middle-aged men have gone missing in the Nicola Valley and Gold C...
Aug 10, 2025
JAN 10 - DEC 19
JAN 10 - DEC 19

Ongoing | Better Home at Nicola Valley 60+ Saturday Socials
2040 Granite Avenue Merritt BC
Seniors 60+ get ready for a year of weekend fun!
Better Home at Nicola Valley presents Saturday Seniors' Social gatherings every 1st three Saturdays of every month!
From 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM enjoy great times with beverages, games, a light lunch, and more!
Admission is 100% free! For more information, email jmyram@interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca
Full DetailsJAN 14 - DEC 09
JAN 14 - DEC 09

January 14 - December 9th | 2025 City Council Meetings
City of Merritt, City Hall, Voght Street, Merritt, BC, Canada
Join Merritt City council with their scheduled meetings starting January 14th at 6:00PM!
Take part in what happens in the city of Merritt and have your voice heard!
Can't make a meeting? Here are all of the scheduled meetings for 2025!:
January 28th, 2025
February 11th, 2025
February 25th, 2025
March 11th, 2025
March 25th, 2025
April 8th, 2025
April 22nd, 2025
May 13th, 2025
May 27th, 2025
June 10th, 2025
June 24th, 2025
July 8th, 2025
July 22nd, 2025
August 26th, 2025
September 9th, 2025
October 14th, 2025
October 28th, 2025
November 25th, 2025
December 9th, 2025
All meetings take place in the council chambers.
For more information visit merritt.ca/meetings
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